India, Nov. 9 -- A Congress councillor and her husband were killed after a fire, allegedly triggered by a spark from firecrackers, engulfed their shops in Falna town of Rajasthan's Pali district late on Sunday night. A relative who tried to rescue the couple suffered critical burn injuries.

The deceased were identified as Usha Devi Poonamia, 68, who represented Ward 23 of the Khudala-Falna municipality, and her husband Prakash Poonamia, 70.

Falna station house officer Panna Ram said firecrackers were being burst on the road around 10.30 pm when a spark landed on stock kept outside a shop belonging to the family near Swarn Mandir. The family had set up a temporary firecracker stall outside its cosmetics and battery shop.

The fire quickl...